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#1

How will Chris Columbus show the male-male kisses in RENT?

Posted: 8/21/05 at 11:55pm

In the stage production of RENT there are several occasions when the two men Angel and Collins kiss each other. On one or two of these occasions, Angel is in drag so it looks as if a man is kissing a woman. However, there is one occasion where Angel isn't in drag and it is quite obvious there are two men kissing. I'm interested to know if Chris Columbus has remained true to the production or whether he's buckled under and erased this latter one. Anyone know?

Updated On: 8/21/05 at 11:55 PM

#4

re: How will Chris Columbus show the male-male kisses in RENT?

Posted: 8/22/05 at 12:00am

Good question. I don't think anyone on this board would know, as no one as seen the movie yet. We'll just have to wait and find out.
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#7

re: How will Chris Columbus show the male-male kisses in RENT?

Posted: 8/22/05 at 12:02am

I am assuming he keeps it is since there is nothing wrong with two men kissing. Plenty of movies have it!
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#9

re: How will Chris Columbus show the male-male kisses in RENT?

Posted: 8/22/05 at 12:03am

Any moment there will be a rant about the libido liberals who like female/female for their own sick reasons, but want to obscure male/male love. Just wait.
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#10

re: How will Chris Columbus show the male-male kisses in RENT?

Posted: 8/22/05 at 12:06am

Actually, I can't believe you guys didn't know this. I might as well come out with the news...

Of course Columbus has removed all homosexual kissing in the Rent movie. In fact, all homosexuality in Rent has been eliminated. Angel is now simply a girl and Joanne has been replaced by Joe, and he is being played by Montell Williams.

AIDS has also been replaced in the film. in fact, to accomplish this, the setting has been changed to England in the early part of the millenium, and everyone who has AIDS now suffers from the bubonic plague.

And the freshest word that will be said in the movie is "golly." (Em, you remember hearing at least 3 "gollys' in the scene of the movie we saw shot right?)
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#11

re: How will Chris Columbus show the male-male kisses in RENT?

Posted: 8/22/05 at 12:32am

HAHAHAHA Thats great wickedrentq
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#13

re: How will Chris Columbus show the male-male kisses in RENT?

Posted: 8/22/05 at 12:47am

The Human Torch

Don't assume that a director would include the obviously male-male kiss just because he's put in a female-female kiss. There are plenty of people, including Hollywood directors, who have a double standard in relation to this. To them, female-female is OK, male-male not OK. Just be aware of the double standard.

As for what I posed in my original post, it's a yes or no question.

#15

re: How will Chris Columbus show the male-male kisses in RENT?

Posted: 8/22/05 at 12:51am

has anyone attended a focus group viewing of this?? probably in la, they will make changes or cut out things based on those reviews. they want the opinion of middle aged men from the south as well as us broadway freaks, however they basicaslly want to know if specific demographics will shell out the $8.50 and up to see it.
#19

re: How will Chris Columbus show the male-male kisses in RENT?

Posted: 8/22/05 at 1:47am

I'm guessing you're asking this question because of the trailer that so got your goat a little while back, art2. Well here's a little newsflash for you that makes this thread redundant:

Chris Columbus didn't cut the trailer.
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#21

re: How will Chris Columbus show the male-male kisses in RENT?

Posted: 8/22/05 at 2:00am

"In the stage production of RENT there are several occasions when the two men Angel and Collins kiss each other"


What version did you see? Cuz it only happens but two times in the show, thus two does not equal "several"
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#22

re: How will Chris Columbus show the male-male kisses in RENT?

Posted: 8/22/05 at 2:14am

There's no reason to prematurely freak out about any sort of homophobia related to the film. I haven't read any sort of report about kisses cut or anything, and speculating will do no one any good.
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#23

re: How will Chris Columbus show the male-male kisses in RENT?

Posted: 8/22/05 at 2:35am

Who cares if the kisses are cut? The movie is not about kissing.

Friggin' obnoxious gay activist fighting a solo fight that gets nowhere faggot.
(Oops. I'm not aloud to say that word on here. Am I?)
"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive. "Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot." "No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one." Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.

Updated On: 8/22/05 at 02:35 AM

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